…utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Salix magnifica with a full display of male catkins and female flowers. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Abies homolepis also with male flowers, emerging new cones, and old…

…of Crataegus jozana. Crataegus jozana Crataegus jozana And of Crataegus horridus. Crataegus horridus Salix magnifica looking very fine. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Rhododendron ovatum full out. Rhododendron ovatum 2022 –…

…opened up. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Tilia oliveri with drooping new leaves. Tilia oliveri Tilia oliveri Tilia moltkei has much the same droopy new leaves today. Tilia moltkei Tilia moltkei…

…japonica Carpinus tschonoskii with its first ever flower tassels. Carpinus tschonoskii Carpinus orientalis with rather tiny and initially rounded leaves as yet. Carpinus orientalis Salix magnifica living up to its…

…Salix magnifica also with its first flower here. Salix magnifica At last, the east wind has gone. A session with Asia to pin down the names of the 16 camellias…

…Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ – just one flower out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Could not resist…

…over. Buddleia variabilis is open well. R magnifica is starting. One R fortunei is in flower in Beech Walk and the others over. C rambler fair. R auriculatum is just…

…here with an orange centre. There are 15 huge clumps behind this one and they can go to make way for something better as indicated earlier. Perhaps occidentale ‘Magnifica’ ?…

…floods in Europe. 2000 – FJW Delias new tapestry arrived (3 ½ ft). 1917 – JCW Buddleia magnifica very nice. Forrest’s rogue buddleia very pretty. Auriculatums over. Cyclamen starting and…

…JCW Buddleia var Veitchii and Magnifica at about their best. Very very dry, several things dead. 1909 – JCW Buddleia variabilis shows colour. Mitraria fair. Cyclamen none. Half the daff…